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McLaurin v. Oklahoma ( 1950)

Posted on November 10, 2010 by alliemansfield

In  From Jim Crow to Civil Rights ( Oxford, 2004) Michael Klarman investigates the Supreme Court decision in the civil rights case McLaurin v. Oklahoma. Klarman elaborates on the social, political, and economic factors that shaped the judicial rulings on … Continue reading →

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Bailey v. Alabama (1908-1910)

Posted on November 3, 2010 by alliemansfield

In From Jim Crow to Civil Rights (New York, 2004) Michael Klarman introduces the Supreme Court decision in Bailey v. Alabama(1908, search through lexis-nexis) as an example of a number of cases that proved controversial considering the oppressive racial context of the time. Klarman … Continue reading →

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The Federalist V.S Antifederalist Debate: James Wilson’s Speech to the Pennsylvania Convention Versus Letters to a Federal Farmer I

Posted on September 29, 2010 by alliemansfield

The national debates between the Federalist and Antifederalists occurred between September 17, 1787, and May 29, 1790 when Rhode Island became the thirteenth and final state to ratify the Constitution. Federalist, James Wilson’s Speech to the Pennsylvania Convention on November 24, … Continue reading →

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